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Sep
14
Using TripleO-Ansible, without TripleO, in Ansible Operations

Using TripleO-Ansible, without TripleO, in Ansible Operations

The TripleO project team has been embarking on developing Ansible roles for deploying and operating OpenStack clouds. While this is
6 min read
Jul
18
Migrating a BTRFS Volume Between Devices

Migrating a BTRFS Volume Between Devices

When using BTRFS volumes it's sometimes necessary to move things around. BTRFS has some great tools to assist operators to
4 min read
May
23
NFS mount via systemd

NFS mount via systemd

Sometimes you feel like fstab, sometimes you don't. If you're running modern Linux and are wanting to invest all of
3 min read
Nov
01
Install Ubuntu 16.04.x from USB media

Install Ubuntu 16.04.x from USB media

The Ubuntu 16.04 installation process requires the use of a CD when doing an installation with "physical" media. If
2 min read
Jul
22

Building a better Cloud

Thoughts on Building a better Cloud Over the past few weeks I have been asked several times how I would
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